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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Species of rodent}}<br />
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| status = EN<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Dando, T. |author2=Kennerley, R. |date=2019 |title=''Millardia kondana'' |volume=2019 |article-number=e.T13524A22461651 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13524A22461651.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| genus = Millardia<br />
| species = kondana<br />
| authority = Mishra & Dhanda, 1975<br />
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The '''Kondana soft-furred rat''' ('''''Millardia kondana'''''), also known as the '''Kondana rat''' or '''large metad''', is an endangered species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Muridae]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /><ref name=MSW>{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001533 | page = }}</ref> It is a nocturnal burrowing rat that is endemic to the Sinhgad plateau near [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical dry lowland [[grassland]], and [[urban area]]s.<br />
Major threats are [[habitat destruction|habitat loss]], [[overgrazing]] of vegetation, and disturbance from tourism and recreational activities.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Murinae (Melasmothrix–Mus)}}<br />
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[[Category:Rats of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Millardia]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rodents of India]]<br />
[[Category:Critically endangered fauna of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Mammals described in 1975]]<br />
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]<br />
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